Sante Mastriana is a curriculum design and professional development specialist at the Close Up Foundation. Sante primarily works to develop new materials for Close Up In Class, which aims to bring Close Up methodology, resources, and training to teachers and students across the country. Before coming to Close Up, Sante worked for several years as a social studies teacher for ESL students in the Bronx. Sante attended UPenn for his undergraduate studies, majoring in international relations and Chinese language before earning a Master’s in Education from Hunter College as a member of the New York City Teaching Fellows. Beyond a passion for civic education, Sante is most interested in foreign policy and education reform, and has been featured on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show as an education policy panelist.